TEWKSBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - A Sterling man accused of trafficking fentanyl is facing multiple charges after being found with drugs and weapons at a hotel in Tewksbury on Thursday, police said.
Officers responding to the Holiday Inn on Highwood Drive for a well-being check on a person who appeared to be under the influence met with 35-year-old Christopher Olds, who was sent to a local hospital for an evaluation due to his intoxication, according to Tewksbury police.
An investigation resulted in the seizure of 63 grams of fentanyl, a knife, a pellet gun, and other narcotics, police added.
Olds was placed into custody following his hospitalization and held on $7,500 cash bail pending his arraignment via teleconference on Friday.
He faces the charges of trafficking fentanyl over 10 grams, possession with the intent to distribute a Class B substance, (buprenorphine), possession of a dangerous weapon, (spring-assisted switchblade knife) and possession of a class e substance, (alprazolam).
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